The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance clarified its view on Thursday evening that certain proof-of-stake blockchain protocol “staking” activities are not securities transactions within […]
Portillo’s Activist Campaign Offers Taste of What Many Companies Will Face This Year
U.S. public companies faced a record number of shareholder activist campaigns last year and likely will eclipse that record in 2025—putting C-suites and legal departments under extraordinary pressure. […]
State Bar Offers Exam Retakes but Few Answers About Testing Fiasco
California’s state bar late Thursday announced limited retake opportunities for some people who endured this week’s troubled bar exam, raising new questions about how the lawyer-licensing agency will […]
John Deere Annual Meeting Offers Peek Into DEI Strife That Looms for Companies Nationwide
Agriculture is an industry of routine and ritual, from farmers crossing their fingers each spring in hopes their corn will grow knee-high by the Fourth of July to […]
Diversity Pros Hope Work Allocation Offers a Key to Building Inclusive Law Firms
It’s not an easy time to be a diversity, equity and inclusion professional, in the legal world or elsewhere, with the topic garnering significant legal, political and social pushback […]
Cashing In on Busy Year, Hueston Hennigan Offers Associates Midyear ‘Reward.’ Will Other Litigation Firms Follow Suit?
Cashing In on Busy Year, Hueston Hennigan Offers Associates Midyear ‘Reward.’ Will Other Litigation Firms Follow Suit? – Hueston Hennigan’s recent decision to offer its associates and counsel […]